Loved the bit where her blue dress got caught in the shredder! That was cutting edge too!

JP Kalishek replied to Jim
Thu 24 Jan 13 (07:38pm)

I got moths ...Mutant, Junkie Moths…

It’s what we would call an “immediate messenger” application these days. But I’m guessing the bloke in the ‘States is connected directly to their DEC VAX (an old mainframe) via timeshare client via modem, so it’s a “user-to-user” chat.

Paddy,
All DEC VAX customers had access to DECNet, and all were offered DECMail, which was a regular e-mail system, though highly insecure.
I don’t recall any real-time chat apps - but maybe I just wasn’t paying attention.

I got my diploma on DEC PDP-11/70 in 1980 and worked on DEC gear, mainly VAX, until 1993.

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